Human Factors and the Automated Flight Deck Feb 2015

What monitoring and intervention skills do pilots need?

Human Factors and the Automated Flight Deck Feb 2015

What has changed?

Human Factors and the Automated Flight Deck Feb 2015

What I see

Human Factors and the Automated Flight Deck Feb 2015

Crew Coordination, Problem Solving, and Manual Handling SkillsNormal

Basic/ContingencyNormal

Advanced Normal

Advanced

1960’s Timeframe 2000’s

Sco

pe o

f O

pera

tions

Knowledge and Skills re

quired

have Increased NOT Decreased

Changing Skills!

Human Factors and the Automated Flight Deck Feb 2015

New Skills!

Human Factors and the Automated Flight Deck Feb 2015

Vulnerability areas related to automated systems

Human Factors and the Automated Flight Deck Feb 2015

- Aircraft Systems- Flight Path- a/c + ATC - Modes- Rules of thumb- Manual- Recovery- Malfunction

- Intent / Challenge- CRM / NTS

PMPNFPMPNF

Non Technical

PFPF

Technical

Skills?

Human Factors and the Automated Flight Deck Feb 2015

PMPNF

PF

Workload

Human Factors and the Automated Flight Deck Feb 2015

Communication and Intervention

Human Factors and the Automated Flight Deck Feb 2015

PFPF PMPNFPMPNF

Skills?

Human Factors and the Automated Flight Deck Feb 2015

Captain Simon Henderson

Virgin Australia

simon.henderson@virgin australia.com